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Marcus, Iowa

Marcus is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa with an estimated 1,069 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 264th largest of 273 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,069; #264 of 273 in Iowa
Change since 2020: -0.7%; -7 people
Land area: 1.5 sq mi
Density: 699 / sq mi; State median 1,363

Orange pin: Marcus. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Des Moines.

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Marcus population, 2020 to 2024

Marcus lost 7 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.7%. In the latest year it moved by +5.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,074. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Marcus covers 1.53 square miles of land, for 699 people per square mile of land. The median Iowa place of 5,000+ has 1,363, so Marcus is less dense than the typical town.

What county Marcus is in

All of Marcus's residents live in Cherokee County, which had 11,658 residents in 2024. Marcus holds 9.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Marcus

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marcus by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 51035. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Marcus is

The Census internal point of Marcus is at 42.822400, -95.806800. Des Moines, the capital, is 141.2 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Remsen, IA (1,681 people), 8.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD, 68.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 42.822400, -95.806800
DMS: 42°49'20.64"N 95°48'24.48"W
UTM: 15N 270557.4E 4744914.6N
Geohash: 9zegegede
Plus code: 86J6R5CV+X7

Daylight in Marcus

At 42.82° N, Marcus gets about 15 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 19 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Marcus

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Iowa, measured between internal points. The closest is Remsen, 8.4 miles away, with 1,681 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marcus, IA?

1,069 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 7 (0.7%) from 1,076 in July 2020.

What county is Marcus in?

Cherokee County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Marcus?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 51035.

How far is Marcus from Des Moines?

141.2 miles (227.3 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Marcus.

What is the nearest larger city to Marcus?

Remsen, IA, with 1,681 residents, 8.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.